Byron Buxton or Matt Wallner

Baseball Stats Comparison

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Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Byron Buxton or Matt Wallner Player Statistics
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN	Matt Wallner LF,RF - MIN
2026 Stats


At Bats	370	120

Runs	65	14

Hits	94	20

Singles	50	13

Doubles	18	3

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	25	4

RBI	46	10

Stolen Bases	7	0

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	30	10

Strikeouts	100	53

Batting Average	.254	.167

On Base Pct	.319	.259

Slugging Pct	.511	.292

On-base Plus Slugging	.829	.551

Byron Buxton or Matt Wallner Player Projections
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN	Matt Wallner LF,RF - MIN
2026 Projections


At Bats	469	401

Runs	79	58

Hits	119	92

Singles	62	46

Doubles	24	21

Triples	4	2

Home Runs	28	22

RBI	72	61

Stolen Bases	17	5

Caught Stealing	2	2

Walks	39	47

Strikeouts	141	141

Batting Average	.253	.230

On Base Pct	.311	.312

Slugging Pct	.503	.459

On-base Plus Slugging	.814	.771

Byron Buxton or Matt Wallner Player Notes
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN	Matt Wallner LF,RF - MIN
News
	Byron Buxton underwent a successful right hip arthroscopy surgery on Friday. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 19th	Matt Wallner was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, May 14th
	Byron Buxton will undergo season-ending surgery next Friday. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 12th	Matt Wallner avoided an injury after getting hit by a pitch and being removed from Thursday’s game against the Nationals. Ari Koslow Thu, May 7th
	Twins manager Derek Shelton told reporters Friday that Byron Buxton is likely to require right hip surgery. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 5th	Matt Wallner went 2-for-3 in Wednesday's 15-2 loss to the Nationals with a home run, one run scored, and two RBI. Matthew Adam Thu, May 7th
	The Twins placed OF Byron Buxton on the 10-day injured list with a right hip impingement. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th	Matt Wallner is back in the lineup for Tuesday’s game against the Mets. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 21st
	Byron Buxton left Tuesday’s game in the seventh inning. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	Matt Wallner was scratched from the Twins’ starting lineup on Sunday due to a lingering rib injury. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 19th
Notes
	Byron Buxton appeared in 126 games in 2025 — his highest total since logging 140 contests in 2017 — and delivered one of the best seasons of his career. He earned an All-Star selection, picked up MVP consideration and took home a Silver Slugger after posting career highs with 35 home runs, 83 RBI and 97 runs scored. Buxton also swiped 24 bases without being caught and ranked fourth in the American League with a .878 OPS. The underlying metrics back it up, too, as he produced a 53.8% hard-hit rate and a 17.6% barrel rate. Even in a relative best-case scenario, he still missed nearly a quarter of the season due to various injuries. Buxton will be 32 on Opening Day in 2026, and his track record suggests IL stints are more expectation than exception. While any player can get hurt, some carry more baked-in risk than others. If he comes close to repeating his 2025 output, he has league-winning upside — just be careful about drafting him as if that outcome is the baseline. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Byron Buxton or Matt Wallner Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN			Matt Wallner LF,RF - MIN
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (4-2)	#74	@ KC	Kris Bubic (4-2)	#74
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)		vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201	vs TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-5)	#241	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-5)	#241
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (1-1)		vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (1-1)
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)		vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#271	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#271
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#116	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#116
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#94	@ CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#94
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#27	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#27
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#94	vs CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#94
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			@ ARI
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-2)		@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-4)	#194	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-4)	#194
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#254	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#254
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#254	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#254
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-3)	#147	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-3)	#147
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#140	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#140
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE	Daniel Espino (0-0)		vs CLE	Daniel Espino (0-0)
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)		@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF	Anthony Molina (3-2)	#192	@ SF	Anthony Molina (3-2)	#192
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-1)	#252	@ SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-1)	#252
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39